Steel railroad-tie.



G. W. GOOCH.

STEEL RAILROAD TIE.

APPLIOATIOH FILEDAUG. 31. 1910.

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CHARLES W. GOOCH, OF ELLSWORTH, MINNESOTA.

STEEL RAILROAD-TIE.

Specification of Letters Patent.v

Patented Ang'. 1, 1911.

Application filed August 31, 1910. Serial No. 579.808.

To all whom it may concern.:

Be it known that I, Cri-xmms 7. GoocH, a citizen of. the United States. residing at Ellsworth. in the county of Nobles and State of Minnesota. have'invented new and useful lmprtn'ements in Steel Railroad-Ties, of

y ywhich the following is a speciticationl rl`his invention relates to improvements in railroad beds. and the primary object of the invention. is to provide a railroad bed or bearing' .for railroad rails, comprising prefcrably. metallic ties having their ends so connected as to form practically a railroad bed made up of continuous ties and connections for the ties.

With the above, and other objects in view. which will appear as the description progresses, the invention resides in the novel construction and comlirination ot parts hercinat'ter-fully described and claimed.

In the"accompanyingdrawings, Figure 'l is atop plan view of a portion of a railroad bed constructed in accordance with the present invention. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sec tional view upon the line Q of Fig. 1.

f Fig. 3 is a similar section upon the line 3*-3 `ot" Fig. 1." Fig. -l 1s a top plan view illus- Vtrating a slightly modified form of the device. Fig. 5 is a bottom plan view ot a still further modified form of the device. Fig. is a side elevation taken transversely of Fig. 5. Fig. 7' is a perspective view of one of the rail securing members. Fig. 8 is a cross .Section of the device .illustrated in Fig. 1.

In the vaccompanying drawings and referring to.Figs.- 1. 2. 3 and T j'iarticularly, the numeral l designates the rails. '2 and 3 the I'bea1'ns which .in this case serve as ties, and -l the longitudinally extending members adapted to contact and support the ties. The tiesQ are arranged with their iattened faces horizontal. vThe upper horizontal faces of the I-beams or ties Q are provided with spaced chairs lhese chairs 5 maybe integrally formed or otherwise connected 'with' the tie and are each provided with rail base engaging flanges G. 4The vties 3 upon which the lmeeting ends of the rails 1 rest` are of a greater width' than the ties Q, and these ties 3 have their flanges ar anged verticallv instead of horizontally as is the case withl the tics The projecting' flanges upon the upper faces of each of the ties 3 "are cut.- away at spaced intervals. The tie 3 comprises a pair of vertically arranged Ilongitudinal walls.

spaced longitudinally extending walls'. and an upper and lower wall connecting the said The connecting inclubers of the tie ane sufficiently spaced away from each other. sothat a certain amount ot' resiliency is provided by the said tic. and at the same time the connecting walls thus formed add materially to the strength of the tie. The vertical walls provided by the said cut away. portions are inclined toward "each othcr. to correspond with the inclinations of thel'iase flanges of the rails. and thc said cnt away portions are of a slightly greater width -than the base of the rails. One of the said cutaway portionsis of a greater length than the opposite cnt-alway portion. The tie 3 is adapted for the reception of a chair T. This chair T has one of its ends of a greater width than its opposite end so that when the same is positioned upon the tie. the chair 'will be securely connected with the tie. ln order to provide for the retention of the .chairs T upon the tics El.

the smaller end of the sa-idchair T is provided with a longitudinal slit or cnt .away portion T', the same extending a suitable distance and adapted'to be bent downwardly against the base of thc tie so as to prevent accidental removal otthe said chair. One of the longitudinal edges of the chair 7 is provided ywith an'overlying Hange T,thc same being adapted to engage with the edge of the web of the rail opposite to that Icontacted by the cut-away portion of the flange formed b v the walls provided by the"cut` awa) portions adjacent to that portion of ing portion on 7". j

The sidemembers 4 are each substantially44 U-shaped in cross section and have theirotfsetportions overlving both the top and the bottom of the I-beams '2 and 3. These members l are provided with alining openings, the

the chair having the longitudinally extend- .same bei-ng adapted for the reception of a.,

headed rod 13 having its opposite. end p rovided with threads adapted for the reception 'ot a mit 14., It will be noted by reference to Fig. 2 ot' the drawings that the I-bealn 3 is preferably centrally recessed or hollow so as toadd to the resiliency of the track, and it will be further noted thatthe members 4 may extend the ,entire length of the railway so as to effectively and securely prevent the track and ties therefor from shifting either laterally or longitudinally.-

thisffigure lthe prdina'ry wooden ties 18'. are fgmployed-iand 'the V rails r'lrniy,V be connected .5 gtheletthreughjthe; medium ofthe usual es The ends 'of the ties -'are connected ongitudinally "extending 'cross sectionn 'U- haped continuous `na'elllbers 19, and

further' 'modified' -formv fof. the device. In'

.these gures the usual 'ties 418 are employed. The ends' of thesaid-`tiesare 'contacted by the continuous.. substantially cross' seetionally U-shaped members 19. These members .19

2o overlie -both the top" and bottomedges of the ties' 1'8,-s clearly' lillustrated in Fig." 6 of 'the drawings. `The 'members 19 are each provided with' alining. openings positioned, preferably, v'adj acenttheends of' the ties andA -the said openings are' adapted foi'l the reception of suitable rods 20a. 'All of. the said rods'. have one of theirends provided with a a head and its 'opposite end vprovided with threads, the said threads being 'adapted for l thegrec'eption of nuts 23. The under .faces of these' -ties .areeafeh provided with substan;

....tlal'ly U-shaped brackets 2l, the earsor oii'- j", sets 22 ofthe same being `adapted to receive the securing rods 20".A

f'" `:,35freference to Fig. 5v that the rodsl 20*1 'are in- It will be i noted by clined fromtheir centers in opposite directiojns so that the said rods. 20a -form `an Lietectiv truss.

i 'U 51j From the above description', taken in con- 0 nection: with the accompanying drawings, it' y will be noted that I have provided au ex- ."trernely simple andeiective device for the purpose intended, one which securely regtains-.the ends of the I-beams or ties in proper 5y .relation with each other and prevents lateral ler longitudinal movlement of the said ties, 3 *u and which 'also provides a substantially solid and continuous structure for the reception ,'f ofzthe" rails, and it will be understood lthat Sie .-pnwhile Iy have illustrated and described the -.f,.preferred embodiment of the improvement,

as it now appears to me, changes in minor details vof construction, within the scope of the following claims may be resorted to if 515 desired.

herefha's been iuustrated a. slightlyf-modiedform of. the"4 device. In

essere Having thus fully' described the invention, what-I clfaim as new is 1. 'In adevice for the 'purpose set-forth, -theeombination with railroad tles, substantially'. continuous engaging members `for. the

'ends'o theties', said members being con* structed ofcross sectionally U-shaped 'elements', and adjusting 'means' for retaining Vthe elements upon 'the ends ofthe ties.

2. In. a device for' thepur'pose set forth, the combination with ties and rails therefor,

of,longitudinally extending members for the ties, and' adjustable truss members connected with the tie engaging members.

' ties for railway rails, said ties. being constructed :of I-beams, chairs upon'the I-beams adapted to receive the base flanges of the rails,-continuous members engaging the ends of the ties and'adjustably securing elements connecting the said` engaging members.

5. In a device'for the purpose set forth, ay

railway bed, comprising ties constructed of I- beams, a. portion ofsaid beams having their y.upperfaces provlded wlthchairs comprlsing rail base overlying members, the intermediate ties having vertically extending projections upon each Iot' their sides, said projecting members being cut away angularly to provide for the `reception of the b ase flanges of the rails, wedge-shapedl chairs positioned between the cut away portions and the base flanges of the rails, each of said plates having one of its ends slit andv adapted to bebent downwardly against the side of the tie, continuous retainingmembers for the ends of the ties, and adjustable securing members for the .retaining members.

In testimony whereof I affix Vmy signature 1n presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES W.l GOOCH. Witnesses: l

F. W. STANTON, SUSIE B. LsNz.

3. Iny a device for the purpose set forth, 

